“Without a Map” memoirist Meredith Hall’s first novel, “Beneficence,” follows the Senter family of fictional Alstead, Maine, through 15 years on their farm. Father Tup, mother Doris and children Sonny ...

Discussions of beneficence have historically been sparse in the medical, and even the cancer-specific medical literature. However, because of shifting societal attitudes, especially as they apply to ...

Credit: Getty Images Respect for the autonomy of patients does not mean leaving them to navigate health care decisions on their own. Shared decision-making enables physicians to serve as guides to ...

Beneficence Center for Counseling provides online therapy in Maryland and Washington, DC. I spent many years as an educator in public schools and as a counselor. Now I have the privilege to devote my ...

Beneficence refers to acting from a spirit of compassion and kindness to benefit others. [4] Nurses and physicians must view beneficence from the perspective of the patient and families. Parents and ...

Julian Savulescu defends the principle of procreative beneficence, according to which parents have a prima facie moral obligation to choose the child with the best expected life. In this paper, I ...

I teach in Ball State’s Department of Telecommunications. Whenever possible between classes, I take advantage of sunny days with long walks around campus. There’s much to appreciate about the ...